CLEMSON – Head coach Dabo Swinney has known Wes Goodwin, the Tigers’ new defensive coordinator, for 12 years. Swinney said that he’s known Goodwin was special since that first meeting.
Swinney shocked many in the college football world when he announced that Goodwin, who has never been a member of a 10-member on-the-field coaching staff, would not only coach the linebackers but take over play-calling duties on the defense built by Brent Venables.
Swinney said he has confidence that Goodwin can do the job.
"He's been with me since '09 and I knew he was special when I first met him," Swinney said.